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qwitnaoozo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OUYLER l3. BOYER, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONEJIALF TOPATRICK M. SULLIVAN, OF SAN E PLAOE.

COMBINED AUTOMATIC MONEY-CHANGER AND CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,889, dated November10, 1891.

Application filed March 11, 1891. Serial No. 384,591. (No model.)

To all whom it may cancer/t:

Be it known that I, OUYLER B. BOYER, of the city of East St. Louis, St.Clair county, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Automatic Money-Changer and Cash-Register, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined register andautomatic moneychanger; and it consists in theuovel arrangement andcombination of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described, anddesignated in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my complete invention.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig.a is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line (0 9c of Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is a horizontal cr0ss-section taken on the line y 11 of Fig. 4.Fig. 6 is a similar section taken on the line .2 z of Fig. 1. Fig. 7is aperspective of a comb which I employin carrying out my invention and itscontiguous attachments. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of a sectionalshaft and its bearings which I employ in carrying out my invention. Fig.9 is a perspective view of a second shaft carrying approximatelyU-shaped plates provided with arms for releasing the mechanism thatpushes the money out into the moneydrawer. Fig. 10 is a top plan view ofthe shaft shown in Fig. 9, showing its connection. Fig. 11 is a detailview showing the manner of connection between the shaftcarrying armswhich are connected to the registeringkeys. Fig. 12 is a sectional viewof the indicator-plate and the bar which supports the same, showing themanner in which said bar is secured in the casing and also the manner inwhich said indicator is pivoted to the keys, overlapping theregistering-keys. Fig. 13 is a bottom plan View of the mechanism whichan tomatically closes or opens one of the dimeslots when desired andalso the contiguous mechanism for operating the same. Fig. It is avertical longitudinal section taken on the line 5 sof Fig. 3. Fig. 15 isa vertical section through the plate, as shown in Fig. 13, and itsattachments.

of the same and the manner in which it is I desire to premise thefollowing description of my invention by describing the mechanicalconstruction, purpose, and function 5 5 employed, and also to state thatthe manner of using it may be varied somewhat to suit the convenience ofthe proprietor and the char acter of his business.

I also desire to state that my apparatus is susceptible of somevariation without any material departure from the true principle andnature of the same.

My invention is essentially designed to be automatically operated inmaking the desired change of money by the weight of the same. Theregistering device which I employ in combination with the money-changingapparatus consists of ordinary construction, embod yin g, however, theordinary dial-wheels of a clock, in which the hour-hand shaft carriesthe dollar-dial and the minute-hand shaft carries the cents-dial; butthe essential feature of the registering device arises from the mannerby which the same acts in co-operation with the money-changingmechanism, or, in other words, the novelty consists in the directco-operation of the contiguous mechanism of the registering and also themoney-changing apparatus.

The principle of my invention may be extended for changing paper moneyas well as coin. I will also state that the principle of my inventionmay be extended for any denomination of money, in which case, of course,the number of mechanical parts will have to be extended, and also themechanical construction varied, which can be done without departing fromthe true principle and nature of my invention. The principle of thisdevice, which I propose to hereinafter describe and illustrate, is onlyextended for five-cent to onedollar denominations, including thedollarcoin tube, the fifty-cent-coin tube, the quarterdollar-coin tube,the two dime-coin tubes, and the two five-cent-coin tubes. Of course thenumber of these denomination-tubes may be increased to accommodate andreceive higher denominations than one dollar, and perhaps diminished toreceive lower denominations than five cents; but of course in thisinstance it would be necessary to increase the number lot" of mechanicalparts, and also to vary the mechanical construction. This device isessentially designed, however, to change one dollar or lowerdenominations.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a casing or box in which theoperative mechanism is contained. Located in the lower part of said boXor casing l is a money-drawer 2, which drawer actuates mechanism forpushing the coin from beneath their appropriate piles into properposition to be dumped out into the cash-drawer, as will be morespecifically hereinafter described. V V.

3 indicates a trough which is attached to the frame-work 4 of thecasing. By means of this trough the money is conducted and led into acup 5 when the drawer is closed, the normal location of which then beingdirectly above said cup. The cup 5 is secured to a bar 6, which bar ispivotally secured to one side of the drawer and normally rests on aspring 7, the latter being secured to the bottom of the drawer. Securedto bar 6 is a lug or catch 8, which has the function of looking thedrawer when the same is pushed in. It can be readily perceived that whenthe coin is changed and dropped out into the trough 3 and is conductedto cup 5 the weight of the same will depress said cup and consequentlybar (5, disengaging lug 8 and consequently unlocking the drawer, or, inother words, is adapted to be unlocked by the weight of the moneyreceived in cup 5, and requires no further minute description orillustration. Beferringto the receptacles or coin-tubes in which themoney is placed, 9 indicates the dollar-coin tube and 10 thehalf-dollar; 11, the quarter-dollar; 12,the firstdime-tube; 13,thesecond; 14, the first five-cent tube, and 1-5 the second. Said tubes arelocated above the drawer, as can be readily perceived by referring toFig. l, and faced with a removable glass facing 22, as shown in Fig. 4.By removing this the coin can be placed in or removed from said tubes,as desired.

16 indicates a slide provided with a circular perforation in which ahalf-dollar is adapted to fit. (See Figs. 5.and 6.) 17 indicates asimilar slide for a quarter; 18, a similar slide for the first dime; 19,a slide for the second dime; 20, a slide for the first five-cent piece,and 21 a slide for the second. (See likewise Figs. 5 and 6.) Theseslides when operated push and dump the coin out into trough 3. Thenormal positions of said slides are so devised that the circularperforations formed therein lie outside of the vertical plane that facesthe coin-tubes, as can be readily perceived by referring to Fig. 6, andalso the circular perforations when so pushed out lie over a plate 21 ofthe frame-work. (See Fig. 4.) Located above said slides is a second rowor series of slides which are adapted to move over the first series ofslides herein set forth and described, the function of which is to pushthe coin from under their appropriate piles out into the circularperforations formed in the hereinbefore-stated series of slides. (SeeFig. 6.) These slides are more specifically referred to by designating23 the slide which pushes the half-dollar coin out into the perforationformed in slide 16; 24, a similar slide which pushes a quarter into thecircular perforation formed in slide 17; 25, a similar slide whichpushes the first dime out into the circular perforation formed in slide18; 26, likewise a similar slide which pushes the second dime out intothe circular perforation formed in slide 19; 27, the'slide which pushesthe first five-cent piece into the circular perforation formed in slide20, and 28 a slide which pushes the second five-cent piece into aperforation formed in slide 21. The location of the last-mentionedseries of slides is directly beneath their appropriate money-coin tubesand over the first-mentioned series of slides, as canbe readilyperceived by referring to Figs. 4 and 6. Both series of said slides arefree to move backward and forward. The second or upper series isoperated by the money-drawer, as will be more specifically hereinafterdescribed, and pushes the money out into perforations formed in thefirst series, and the first or lower series dumps the money out intotrough 3. (See Fig. 4.)

The mechanical connection by which the operation of the second series ofslides is effected or achieved is as follows, referring to Figs. 4 and6: The back. portions of the second series are connected together bymeans of a cross-piece 24. which ex tends transversely across betweenthe sides of the case or boxing. Said cross-piece has secured to it arms25', which arms are secured to and act as a fulcrum for levers 26, theupper arms of which levers are pivotally and firmly secured to the caseor boxing, and the lower arms are pivotally secured to the money-drawerby means of levers 27, which levers are pivotally secured to saidmoney-drawer and the lower arms of levers 26. By this mechanicalconstruction it will be readily perceived that when the drawer is pulledout the second series of slides will also be pulled forward and push thecoin from their respective piles and locate the same in theirappropriate circular perforations formed in the first series of slides,and leave them in suitable position to be acted upon by the first seriesand dumped out into the trough Referring to the operation'of the firstseries-namely, slides 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, respectively-the sameare operated as follows, slide 21, however, being operated distinctlyand independently from the others, as will be hereinafter morespecifically described, (see Fig. 6:) Pivotally secured to the rearwardportion of the said slides is a series of wires 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and34, which are connected as follows to slides 16,17, 18, 19, 20, and 21,(see, also, Fig. 4, where one only is shown:) The other ends of saidwires terminate in staples or forks 35, as shown in Fig. 4, whichstaples or forks are adapted to be placed over the vertical arms whichare secured to the sections of the sectional shaft 37. Sectional shaft37 is composed of a section 38, which section is provided with two armsarranged at right angles to each other, the position of one normallybeing horizontal, or almost so,and the other approximately vertical.(See Figs. 2 and 6, which will be hereinafter fully described.)

39 indicates a horizontal arm of said sec tion, and 40 the vertical arm.The vertical arm, however, is expanded or extended in lateraldimensions, as shown in Fig. 2,so that the forks or staples 35 will notslip off the same in a lateral direction when said section, andconseqnentlysaid arms, is operated. Said section is also provided with alug 40. 41 indicates a similar section, which is provided with aright-angular horizontal arm 42, the normal position of which arm liesover lug 40, formed on section 38, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. Section 41is provided with a similar lug 42 and a similar vertical arm 38 assection 38, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. 43 indicates a similarsection,which is provided with a horizontalarm 44 and an extended or expandedvertical arm 45. Said section is also provided with a lug 46. 47indicates a similar section, which is provided with a horizontal arm 48and a vertical arm49 and has no lug formed thereon. 50 indicates a finalor last section, which is provided wit-hahorizontal arm 51 and avertical arm 52. All of the horizontal arms formed on said sections areprovided with gravity-weights V. (See Fig. 2.) Said sections 38, 41, 43,47, and 50 are mounted in suitable bearings 55, which bearings aresecured in any suitable and mechanical manner to horizontal cross-piece54, which piece is secured to the case or boxing. By this construction,as described, it is readily perceived that when a horizontal arm 39,formed on section 38, is elevated the horizontal arms on or secured tosections 41, 43, and 47 will be elevated, and consequently the verticalarms 40, 38, and on said sections will be pushed forward (see Figs. 2and 6) by means of the lugs 40', 42, and 46. As the section 47 has nolug formed thereon to act on the horizontal arm 51, formed on section50, it is readily perceived that said section will not be rotated.

Referring to the operation of the first series of slides as actuated bythe weight of the money, 55 indicates a lever which is adapted to bestruck by the dollar-piece when the same is inserted in the dollar-slot56, which slot, as well as other denomination-slots, is formed in ahorizontal cross-piece 57, (see Figs. 1 and 3,) which piece is securedin any mechanical and suitable manner between the sides of the case orboxing. The front end of said lever, as well as the other levershereinafter mentioned in this connection,is provided with cups 58, (seeFigs. 1 and 4,) in which the money strikes when the same is inserted intheir appropriate slots, which cups deposit the money upon the pilealready in the machine. 59 indicates a similar lever located under thehalf-dollar slot 59. (See Fig. 1.) 60 indicates a similar lever, whichis located under the qnartendollar slot 61; 62, a similar lever, whichis located under the slot of the second dime 64, 64 also indicating thefirst dime-slot. (Seealso Fig. Said levers are suitably mounted on ashaft 65. (See Figs. 2 and 4.) The rearward portions of said levers areprovided with enlarged gravityportions 66, which cause them to assumetheir inclined or normal position when not subject to the weight of themoney received upon their forward ends. (See Figs. 4 and 2.)

The changing of the money by the weight of the money is effected asfollows, premising, however, that the enlarged portions of said leversare connected to the horizontal arms formed upon sections 38, 41, 43,47, and 50 in any suitable and mechanical manner, preferably by wires67, (see Figs. 2 and 4,) the connection being pivotal:

If the customer wants full change for a dollar, the salesman should dropthe dollar into thedollar-denomination slot 56, andthe weight of thedollar will depress or lower the forward end of lever 55, andconsequently elevate the rearward or enlarged end of the same, whichelevation will be transmitted to the horizontal arms 39, 42, 44, and 48and sections 38, 41, 43, and 47 by connecting-wires 67. (See Fig. 2.)Thus the horizontal arms formed on said sections will be elevated, andconsequently said movement will be imparted to slides 16,17, 18, 19, and20 through the agency of connectingwires 2E), 30, 31, 32, and 33, (seeFig. 6,) but does not act upon the slide 21, as the horizontal arm 51 ofshaft 50, to which said slide is connected, is not elevated by theoperation of the other sections, and consequently will shove out thefifty-cent denomination, quarter, two dimes, and only one five-cent, orfull change for a dollar, and then, by the operation of themoney-drawer, other coins of the same denomination may be pulled out andplaced in the lower series of slides for dumping.

67 indicates a slide which normally covers the fifty-cent slot. (SeeFig. 1.) 68 indicates a similar slide, which normally covers thetwenty-fivecent slot. 69 indicates a similar slide, which covers thefirst dime-slot. 70 indicates a similar slide, which covers the seconddime-slot. 71 indicates a slide which covers the first five'cent slot,and 72 indicates a slide which covers the second five-cent slot. (SeeFigs. 1, 3, 5, and 8.) The normal positions of these slides are alwaysover their appropriate slots. \Vhen the salesman desires to insert moneyin either of the denominationslots, he must first push back the slideswhich lie over the same. The operation of these slides actuates anddisengages the connection between the first series of slides, as will bemore specifically described. (See Fi 4.)

Slides 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, and 72 are connected to a series of platesarranged in relation to one another like the shafts 38, 41, 13, 47, and50, as hereinbefore described. Said plates are designated as follows andare mounted upon a horizontal shaft 73, (see Figs. 2 and 4:) Slide 67 isconnected to plate '74. Slide 68 is connected to plate 75, as shown inFig. 4. Slide 69 is connected to plate 76. Slide 70 is connected toplate 77. Slide 71 is connected to plate 78. Slide 72 is connected toplate 79. (See Fig. 2.) Said plates are approximately U shapedand areprovided with horizontallybent portions 79. The straight portion'80 ofone is struck and depressed by the horizontal bent portion of the other.(See Figs. 9, 10, and 2.) However, the plate to which slide 67 isconnected does not actuate or move any of the other plates; but theplate to which slide 68 is secured actuates the plate to which slide 67is secured,and the plate 67, to which slide 69 is secured,actuates theplate to which the slides 67 and 68 are secured, and the plate to whichslide 70 is secured actuates the plates to which 67,68, and 69 aresecured, and the plate to which slide 71 is secured actuates the platesto which slides 67, 68, 69, and 70 are secured, and the plate to whichslide 72 is secured actuates all the other plates, or, in other words,the construction and operationof these plates on each other are similarto the con struction and operation of the sections 38 41, &c., on eachother, asbetter illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10. Of course, when slide 67is pushed backward to permit the insertion of a halfwires 29, 30, 31,32, and 33, respectively, by.

means of wires 84., (see also Figs. 1 and 2,) the connection betweenthem, however,- being pivotal and preferably as shown in Fig. 1. Thuswhen the slides 67, 68, 69, 70, and 71 are pushed backward the wires 29and the hooks 35, formed on the ends thereof, also wires 30, 31, 32 ,and33, will be elevated and the hooks formed on them will be disengagedwith the vertical arms formed on the sections 38, 4:1, 43, and 47, andit is also evident that when this disengagement has been effected thefirst series of slides, or. the slides in which the engagement isembodied, will not be actuated.

To give a practical illustration in the changing of money, say thecustomer desires full change for a half-dollar. The salesman will firstpush back slide 67, which operation will disengage the hook formed onwire 29 from the vertical arm 40. The half-dollar is then dropped in thefifty-cent slot. Lever 59 will be actuated, and the operation of saidlever will actuate the twenty-five-cent slide, the two dime-slides, andthe one five-cent slide, or will push out full change for a half-dollar.For further illustration, if the customer desires full change for aquarter, the salesman should first push back the slide 68, whichoperation of said slide will disengage the hooks formed on wires 29 and 30from the vertical arms 40 and 38, and consequently the twenty-tive-centslide and the fifty-cent slide will not be actuated. By dropping thequarter in the lever is actuated, and said lever will actuate the twodime-slides and the first fivecent slide, and so on; and for a furtherillustration, if the customer desires full change for-a dime, thesalesman will first push back slide 70, for the simple reason that theslot over which slide 69 is placed is closed. 'VVhen slide is pushedbackward, the operation of said slide will disengage the hooks formed onwires 29, 30, 31, and 32 from the vertical arms 10, 38", and 4:5, andconsequently the half-dollar slide, the twenty-five-cent slide, and thetwo dimeslides will not be actuated; or, in other words, the twofive-cent slides will be actuated and push out two five-cent pieces forthe dime, as the horizontal arms 18 and 51 are both connected to thelever 62, which lever actuates both the five-cent slides 20 and 21.

It may be observed that always before making full change the operator orsalesman should press on the registering-keys and mark the registeredchange. The second dime-slot 64 is normally closed always by plate 85,the construction and attachments of which are shown in Figs. 13 and 15.This plate'is pivotally secured to the horizontal plate 57 by means of arivet, bolt, or screw 86. To said plate is pivotally secured a wire 87,and said wire is attached to a vertical arm 88 of a pivotally-mountedshaft 89 Said pivotallymounted shaft is provided with a horizontal arm90, said arm being also attached to the change-lever of the register.The object of having one of the dime slots closed and openedautomatically by the registering-keys is that the salesman might,perchance, drop a dime in the first slot, in which case, if he did,owing to the peculiar mechanism, no change whatever would be pushed out,as the first dime-slot is not provided with any actuating-lever.

The device, as illustrated in Fig. 13 and as previously minutelydescribed, is adapted; to automatically close and open the first andsecond dime-slots by the operation of the registering keys, as will bemore fully hereinafter described. As has been stated, the normalposition of plate 85 is over the second dime-slot, and of course when itis changed from this position it will open the second dime-slot andclose the first in a manner as will be more specifically hereinafterdescribed.

Having given an explicit description of the money-changing apparatus,the mechanical parts, function,and construction of the same, I w ll nowproceed to describe the registering device, giving especial reference,however, to the co-operation between the registering-keys and thechanging mechanism; Thus the'reg- 1stering-keys operate the register andrecord the amount of sale; but they have an additional function, as Iwill now proceedto describe. The registering-keys are located in the topportion of the box or casing 1 and secured therein in any suitable andmechanical manner. Said keys are twenty in number and are marked,beginning with the lowest denomination, 5 10 3O 4-0 00 100, as can bereadily perceived by referring to Figs. 1 and 3. The keys, as referredto and stated, are pivotally secured upon ashaft S7,which shaft ismounted in the frame-work or casing 1. Overlapping said keys are aseries of twenty more levers 89, the same being pivotally mounted attheir terminal portions upon a transverse shaft 88. (See Fig. l for theconstruction and arrangement of the keys.) Pivotally secured to thefront terminal portions of said series of levers 89 are indicators 88 Tothe first lever, beginning with the lowest denomination, is pivotallysecured the numeral-bearing plate of five cents, to the second thenumeral-bearing plate of ten cents, to the third a nu meral-bearingplateof fifteen cents, and so on to one dollar. 3y referring to Fig. 4; itcan be readily perceived that when any denomination-registering keys arepressed downward such depression will elevate some one of the series ofkeys 89 which elevation will push the numeral-bearing plates upward andsaid plates will be supported and caught in a manner as shown in Figs. 4and 12.

90' indicates a horizontal supporting-plate for the indicator-plates,said plate beingpivotally secured to the casing, as shown in Fig. 4. Thelower front portion of said horizonial cross-piece is provided with acatch or shoulder 01, said cross-piece being adapted to engage thecorresponding catch or shoulder formed on the indicators 88 and it canbe readily perceived that when said bearingplates are elevated by theoperation of the keys they will be automatically caught by thehorizontal cross-piece 90, and when another indicator is pushed up it isadapted to release the one that is already caught. In other words, whenone is caught the other is released automatically. Said registering-keysand also the series of keys 89 are located in an interposed positionbetween the teeth of a comb 92, as shown in perspective in Fig. 7. Said.comb is provided with twenty teeth 93 of irregular curvature andprojecting outwardly toward the front at a gentle incline, as shown inFigs. 7 and 4.. Said comb is pivotally secured in the case or boxing l,as shown in Fig. at. The teeth of said comb are elevated by means oflugs 0t. which are secured to the inner faces of the registeringdenomination-keys. Said lugs are arranged as follows: The lugformed onthe register denomination-keyof fivecents is nearer shaft 87 than thelugs formed on any of the other keys, and the lug formedon the registerdenomination-key of one dollar is almost at the rearward portion of saidlever, as can be readily perceived in Fig. 5. Said comb is provided withan almost horizontal arm 96, which arm is secured to a pivotally-mountedlever 97, which lever operates the registering device, the connectionbetween said arm 96 and lever 97 being formed by means of a pivotally-seeu red arm 98. By this construction it can be readily perceived thatwhen the teeth 93 of the comb are elevated said elevation or motion willbe imparted to lever 07, which lever will turn the registeringdials. Itcan be readily perceived, also, by the construction that when theoperator or salesman pushes down on the iive-cent-registering key itwill elevate lever 97 a shorter distance than any of the otherregistering-keys and should be so devised that it will move theiive-eent-registering dial one space, and thedollandenomination-registering key should cause the fivecent-registering dial to move twenty five-cent spaces or one one-dollar space, asindicated on the dollar-dial, (which is not clearly illustrated and issubject to variation.)

The second set of keys St) elevates the numeral-bearing plates or cards,and also disengages the changing mechanism in a manner as I will proceedto set forth. 90, 100, 10], 10:2, and 103 indicate fivehorizontallyarranged shafts, the same being pivotally mounted in thecase or boxing. Shaft 99 is provided with a series of thirteenhorizontal arms 101, the same being provided at their terminal portionswith eyelets. (See 2 and at.) Shaft 100 is provided with a series ofseventeen horizontal arms 105. Shaft 101 is provided with nine similarhorizontal arms 100. Shaft 102 is provided with a series of elevensimilar horizontal arms 10?. Shaft 103 is provided with a series ofeleven similar horizontal arms 108, all of said arms being provided witheyelets and rigidly secured to their respective shafts to effectconnection between the registering and changing mechanism, as will bemore specificallyhereinafter set forth. The key in series 89, whichoverlaps the five-cent-denomination key, is connected to one of a seriesof arms 10t of shaft 99. (See Fig. 2.) Of course when said keyiselevated all of said arms will be elevated and the mechanism which isattached to the same. The connection between said key and said arm isformed by wire 110. In this con nection it may be observed, referring toFig. 15, that the horizontal arm 90 passes outwardly and is secured andoperated by the elevation of one of the series of arms 10%, mounted onshaft 99. Thus when said arm 90 is moved it will automatically shift theplate 85 either over the first or second dimeslot. One of the series ofhorizontal arms 104 is connected to wire (See Fig. 6.) Thus 7 when theseries of arms 104 is elevated by said key is operated it will elevateall of' the horizontal series'of arms 105. One of said arms of series105 is connected to wire 32 by wire 112, referring to Fig. (3', and isadapted to release and prevent from being actuated the second ten centslide 19. The

series of arms 100, formed on shaft 101, is

adapted to be elevated by the lever which overlaps thetwenty-cent-denomination lever, and said arms are connected to wires 31and 32 by wires 113 and 114 and are adapted to disengage the twodime-slides 18 and 10, reference being had to Figs. 6 and 2. One of theseries of arms 107 is connected to wire 30, referring to Fig.6, by wire115, and is adapted to disengage the hook formed on said wire with thevertical arm 38 and release the tWenty-fivecent slide 17 from actuating.One of the series of wires 108 of shaft 103 is connected to wire 29' bymeans of wire 106 and is adapted to disengage the hook formed on wire 29with the vertical ar1n'40', and thereby prevent the half-dollar slidefrom being actu ated.

Having given a description of the mechanical parts of the registeringdevice, I will now proceed to describe the operation of the registeringdevice and its co-operation with the parts of the changing mechanism.For illustration, if the salesman makes a sale of twenty-five centsandthe customer hands him one dollar, the first duty of the salesman isto register the twenty-five cents, which is effected by pressing thetwenty-five-cent-registering key, which will elevate the indicator,supported as hereinbefore described and shown, and show the amount ofthe purchase. By the depression of said twenty-five-cent-registering keyand in consequence of the connection hereinbefore-stated wires 31,32,-and 33 will be elevated and the hooks formed thereon will bedisengaged with vertical arms 45 andn49, and thereby release the twodimeslides 18 and '19-and the first five-cent slide 20 from actuating,or the moneythat is in said slides will not be dumped out into the thetwenty-fivecent slide in the manner hereinbefore stated and push outseventy-five cents in change. It should be premisechhow ever, that thefirst duty of the salesman is always to register the amount of sale andthen make the change, holding back, of course, the amount of sale. Thusthis numeral-bearing plate in this instance will remain elevated untilanother register is made, and by pushing up another numeral-bearingplate the indicator carrying twenty-five cents will be automaticallyreleased.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim is 1. A combinedautomatic money-changer and cash-register having mechanism for reg-'istering and coin-actuated changing mechanism for selecting coin fromappropriate piles, substantially as described. I

2. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register having mechanismfor registering, and money-actuated changing mechanism so devised thatin depositing money the same willfall in position to be substituted tomake change, substantially as described.

3. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register having mechanismso arranged that the coin deposited will operate it and fall in positionto be substituted to make change, substantially as described.

4. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register having acash-drawer, a series of coin-tubes located above the same, a series ofactuating-levers subjected to the weight'of the money on beingdeposited, and a series of money-slides located and adapted to movebelow said tubes, the upper of said series of slides adapted to beoperated by said money-drawer and the lower of saidseries of slidesadapted to be operated by said actuating-levers, substantially asdescribed.

5. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register havingacash-drawer, a series of coin-tubes located above the same, and a seriesof money-slides located and adapted to move below said tubes, the upperof said series of slides adapted to be operated by said money-drawer andthe lower of said series of slides adapted to be operated substantiallyas set forth. 7 7 n 6. A combined automatic money-changer andcash-register having a cash drawer, a series of coin-tubes located abovethe same, two series of money-slides adapted to move below said tubes,the second or upper series adapted to be operated by the drawer, aseries of actuating-levers located above saidmoney-tubes, so situated asto be subjected to action by weight of the money on being deposited, asectional shaft composed of the following sections,viz: section 38,provided with a longitudinal arm 39,a stud40 andvertical arm 40, asection 41, provided with a horizontal arm 42, a vertical arm 38and'stud 42', a section 43, provided with a horizontal arm 44, averticalarm 45 and stud 4G, a section 47, provided with a horizontal arm 48 anda vertical arm 49, and a section 50, provided with a horizontal arm 51and vertical arm 52, all of said sections being mounted in suitablebearings and having their horizontal arms suitably connected to saidactuating-levers, whereby when said arms are elevated by the weight ofthe money falling on said levers the vertical arms will move forward andby the agency of suitable connect-ions will operate the first series ofslides and change the money, substantially as set forth.

7. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register having a seriesof moneyslid es operated by the cash-drawer and a similar series adaptedto be operated as described, a series of denomination-register keys 5 1O15, &c., and a similar series of levers 89, overlapping saiddenomination-registering keys and carrying numeral-bearing plates 5 1015, &c., respectively, said denomination-registering keys adapted toelevate the front ends of said series of levers S9 and thereby elevatethe numeral-bearing plates, said series of levers 89 so connected to thechanging mechanism that when one is elevated it will disengage themechanism that operates the first series of slides that pushes and dumpsthe coin out into the money-drawer, thereby holding back the registeredamountof sale, substantially as set forth.

8. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register having a seriesof one dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dollar, two ten-cent, and twofive-cent coin tubes, a first series of slides 16 17 18 19 20 21,located, respectively, under the dollar-coin tube, fifty-cent-coin tube,quarter, .&c., and adapted to be operated as described, a second seriesof slides 23, 2e, 25, 26,27, and 28, located, respectively, above saidfirst series and adapted to be operated by the money-drawer, described,a series of denomination-registeringkeys 5 1O 15, (3:0, to 100, providedwith lugs 94, located in the upper portion of the box or casing 1 andmounted on a shaft 87, a series of levers S9,

overlapping said series of keys and mounted on a shaft 88, a comb 92,provided with an arm 96 and teeth 93, between which said keys areinterposed and are adapted to be elevated with the comb, a lever 97,pivotally secured to said arm by means of an arm 98, said lever 97 beingsecured to a registering device and so devised as to operate the same,said series of levers 89 so connected as to release the mechanism thatactuates the first series of money-slides, thereby holding back theregistered change, substantially as set forth.

9. A combined automatic 1noney-changer and cash-register having a seriesof slides 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 located below the dollar,half-dollar, quarter-dollar, two ten-cent, and two five-cent coin'tubes, respectively, a series of wires 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34,provided with hooks and secured, respectively, to said slides, a seriesof actuating-levers 55, 59, 60,

arms of said sections adapted to act on wires 29 3O 3l,32,and 31 andconse uentlyopcrate the first series of money-slides, substantially asset forth.

10. A combined automatic money-changer and cash-register having across-piece 57, the same being provided with a dollar-slot 56, ahalf-dollar slot 59, over which a slide 67 normally lies, aquarter-dollar slot, over which a slide 63 normally lies, a firstdime-slot 6i, over which a slide 69 normally lies, a second dimeslot64:, over which a slide 70 normally lies, a first five-cent slot, overwhich a slide 71 11ermally lies, a second five-cent slot, over which aslide '72 normally lies, said slides being pivotally connected totheU-shaped plates 7 t, 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79, respectively, saidplates being mounted on a shaft 73 and so constructed that plate 79,when operated, depresses plates 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78, plate 78depresses plates 7t 75 76 77, plate 77 depresses plates 7 4, 7 5, and76, plate 76 depresses plates '7-tt and 75, plate 75 depresses plate 71, said plates 7t, 75, 76, 77, and 78 being pivotally connected to wires29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 3& by wires 84, so that when one slide is pushedback for the insertion of coin said movement disengages the mechanismwhich pushes out the coin from the pile in which the same is dropped andthereby holds back the same and pushes out the lower denominations,substantially as set forth and described.

11. A combined automatic money-changer and cash register having a seriesof slides 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, a cross-piece 2t, secured to therear portion of the same, arms 25', secured to said cross-piece, levers26, piv otally secured to said arms and also the box or casing 1, andlevers 27, pivotally secured to said drawer and also to said levers 26',sub stantially as set forth.

12. A combined register and automatic money-changer having a comb 92,provided with a series of teeth 93 of irregular curvature, said teethacted on by thelugs 91, formed on the denomination-registering keys 5 1O15, &c., to operate the lever 97, which lever is adapted to be connectedto a registering device 16, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUYLER l3. lOYER. \Vitnesses:

O. F. KELLER, EDWARD E. LONGAN.

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